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"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo.

"What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it, to tell the tale." Living to Tell the Tale - Gabriel García Márquez.

"They never taught wandering in any school I attended. ... they never taught the art of writing a book, either. It's all so mysterious."
"Wandering is an art in itself. Wandering and writing don't mix"
"Writing demands commitment and if one thing your wanderer is allergic to is that very quality of commitment, for once one is committed he runs that very risk of failure ..." Wanderer - Sterling Hayden.

"Photography enables you to grasp a place first time round. ... Photography is a means of exploration, it's a vital part of travel, almost as essential as a car or a plane. " - Wim Wenders.

"The worst prejudice we acquire during our youth is the idea that life is serious. Children have the right instincts: they know that life is not serious, and treat it as a game..." , Egon Friedell.

"How far you gonna go. Before you lose your way back home" - Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World, Achtung Baby, U2.

"If you want to be a hero well just follow me." - Working Class Hero, John Lennon.

"When I think of all the things I have done, I know that it's only just begun." - I love you, Lou Reed.

"One does not escape the Sahara - the Sahara let's you go or not" - Touareg.

"Planet earth is blue and there`s nothing I can do" - This is Ground Control to Major Tom, David Bowie.

"Glory for the crazy people/in this stupid world" - Ahmed Fouad Negm.

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‎Misr - Jumhuriyah Misr al-'Arabiyah.

Map of Egypt.

Colors of Egyptian Highlights.

Pictures link to stories!

Al-Hitan-cliffs.
Al-Hitan-cliffs.
Cairo, Sultan Hassan mosque.
Cairo, Sultan Hassan mosque.
Pyramids of Giza.
Pyramids of Giza.
Ibn Tulun mosque Cairo, group of men and women.
Ibn Tulun mosque Cairo, group of men and women.
Al-Qasr.
Al-Qasr.
Submerged truck, flash floods Sinai.
Submerged truck, flash floods Sinai.
Talat Harp Square. Cairo.
Talat Harp Square. Cairo.
Egyptian boy face painted in Egyptian colours, CAN 2010 victory celebrations in Cairo.
Egyptian boy face painted in Egyptian colours, CAN 2010 victory celebrations in Cairo.
Boatman hassle.
Boatman hassle.
felucca silhuette against sun, Aswan Egypt.
felucca silhuette against sun, Aswan Egypt.
Luxor Temple, Obelisk, Head of Pharaoh Statue.
Luxor Temple, Obelisk, Head of Pharaoh Statue.
Arab, Egyptian statues, Karnak Temple.
Arab, Egyptian statues, Karnak Temple.
White hieroglyphs.
White hieroglyphs.
Desert mountains, north of Mount Sinai.
Desert mountains, north of Mount Sinai.
Western Egyptian desert road, pick up trucks fully/over loaded.
Western Egyptian desert road, pick up trucks fully/over loaded.
Father Ruis Anthony. Saint Anthony monastery.
Father Ruis Anthony. Saint Anthony monastery.
Salt Water Earth crust formations. Siva Oasis.
Salt Water Earth crust formations. Siva Oasis.

Egypt.

Beers in Egypt.

Booze shop Cairo.
Booze shop Cairo.

Sakara, named after Saqqara, burrying site with pyramids and all of ancient Egypt south-eats of Cairo. Usually in a 500ml bottle, 4%, Al-Ahran Beverages Corp., a Heineken company. Skara also from draft, sometimes.

Stella, same brewer, authentic Egyptian lager, since 1897, 4.5%. In cans, small and large bottles.

Boozer's guide to Egypt.

There are a great many funny looking makes, all Marcel's. Dry Kin, instead of Dry Gin. Ricardo instead of Ricard. Fenilad instead of Finlandia. Metmaxs instead of Metaxa. And many more ...

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Highlights.

Giza Great Pyramids.
Egyptian Pyramids, Islamic Cairo.
Bread is cycled in Cairo.
Eastern desert, flash floods, Sinai, Cairo.
Arab in Karnak Temple.
Aswan to Luxor, Jan2010.
Man Alexandria, lighting a cigarette.
Catherine to Hurghada, Dec2009.

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